Electric battery.



Patented nec. so, Ism.

6. W. FRAZIER.

ELEcTmc BATTERY.

(Application med Feb. 14. 1901*) nu: cams paens co.. mar-umm, wAsmNsToN. n. c.

UNITEDl STATESPPATENT OFFICE. L

GEORGE W. FRAZIER, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO WILLIAM MCB. BELL AND SAMUEL M. EVANS.

ELECTRIC BATTERY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,403, dated December 10, 1901.

v Application tiled February 14, 1901. Serial No. 475235. (No model.)

the invention is to so construct the said cell that after each eective term of service as a battery has expired the said cell in its apparently-exhausted condition may be revivied and again used as, a battery-cell and be equally as ecient as when first constructed.

The invention has for its further object to admit moisture or moisture and conducting electrolyte into the bottom of `the battery-cell to circulate or be absorbed by capillaryattraction throughout the battery-cell.

The invention Vhas for its still further object to construct a cell of the above character that may be extremely simple in its 'construe tion, strong, durable, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and one that will have a much longer lifethan the ordinary battery-cells now in use.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and

wherein like numerals of reference indicate 'i corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which--l Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of myv Y the binding-post.

, In the drawings the reference-numeral 1 indicates the outer casing, made of zinc, having suitably secured thereto an inner casing 2 of the same material.

The reference-numeral 3 indicates a lining of asbestos.; 4, an exciting-filling, of any suitable materialfor instance, pulverized carbon, preferably electrically manufactured in a furnace, black oxid of vanadium, bichromate of sodium, solution of chloridof potassium, and chlorid of zinc 5,' a disk of absorbent material arranged at the vbottomofthe cell, and 64 a similar disk arranged near the top of the cell.

The reference-numeral 7l indicates asea'ling-cap composed of asphaltum or like material, and 8k indicates the carbon' located within the cell and is its negativeelectrode, being provided with a binding-post 9, andthe positive electrode-namely, the outer casing-is provided 'with a binding-post 10.

The reference-numeral 11 indicates an opening formed in the'bottom of the cell to receive a stopper 12. It will be observed that a number of openings and a number of stoppers may be employed, if desired.

The absorbent material 5 and 6 may be porous clay or any vother suitable material. These disks 5 and 6 may be porous or perforated, if desired, in order to allow the free and continuous circulation of water or water and electrolyte upward by capillary attraction through the oeil.

It will be noted that the disks 5 and 6, being of absorbent material and in contact with the lining 3, of asbestos, will permit of the free The many advantages obtained by the use of my improved battery-cell will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. It will be noted, however, that various changes may be made in the details of construction Without departing from the general spirit of my invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an electric battery, the combination of a conducting outer easing forming the positive electrode, said casing having an opening` or openings arranged in the bottom thereof, y

an inner casing secured to said outer casing, an interior porous lining, disks of absorbent material arranged within the inner casing, an exciting-filling between said disks, a carbon located in the said filling, a binding-postarranged to said carbon, a binding-post secured to said outer casing, kand a stopper or stoppers forsaid open-ing or openings in the lower portion of the cel1,subs tautial1y as described.

2. In abattery-cell, the combination of a conducting outer casing formingfthe positive electrode, said casing having an opening arranged in the bottom thereof, an innercasing secured to said outer casing, a porous klining arranged in the interior of said inner casing, an exciting-filling in said lining, absorbent disks secured at the lowerand upper portion of said exciting-mung, a carbon arranged in' said filling, a binding-post secured :to said carbon, a binding-post secured to said outer casing, and a sealing material arranged over the upper absorbent disk, all parts being arranged and operating substantially as set forth.

3. In an 4electric battery, .thecombination of au outer conducting-casinghaving an opening or openings, formed therein, an interior porous lining, an exciting-filling within said lining, disks of absorbent material secured at both ends of said filling, a carbon in said filling, and a stopper or stoppers for saidfopening or openings, substantially as described.

4. In an electric battery, the combination of an outer conducting-casing having an opening or openings vformed therein, an inner casing, a porous lining, an exciting-lil-ing within said lining, disks of absorbent material secured at the upper and lower portion-s of said filling, a carbon provided with afbi-nding-post secured in said filling, a bindingpost on the outer casing and ya stopper or Stoppers for said opening or open-ings, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignatnre in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. FRAZIIER. Witnesses:

JOHN NoLANn, E. E. POTTER. 

